id:			97112
accession number:	1916.754
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.754
updated:		2025-08-22 11:14:44.816000

Sword (Barong), before 1916. Philippines. Blade: metal; handle: silver with braided wire; pommel: ivory with wood inlay; overall: 64.2 cm (25 1/4 in.); blade: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.754

title:				Sword (Barong)
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creation date:			before 1916
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1916
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Philippines
technique:	Blade: metal; handle: silver with braided wire; pommel: ivory with wood inlay
department:	Oceania
collection:	Oceanic Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 64.2 cm (25 1/4 in.); Blade: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
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	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916–
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